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BD+C's Modular Building Design and Modular Building Architecture newsfeed is a compilation of Modular Building Design and Modular Architecture news, trends, case studies, whitepapers and projects for the Modular Building Team.

At 206,000 sf, San Diego State Universitys Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union is

July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Top Engineering Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Fluor, Arup, Day & Zimmermann top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the largest...

The shale gale of petroleum development is bringing economic growth to numerou

July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Top Architecture Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Gensler, Perkins+Will, NBBJ top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the largest archit...

Los Angeles International Airport is undergoing a massive improvement program, e

July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

2014 Giants 300 Report

Building Design+Construction magazine's annual ranking the nation's largest architecture, enginee...

July 17, 2014 | BD+C Staff

A harmful trade-off many U.S. green buildings make

The Urban Green Council addresses a concern that many "green" buildings in the U.S. have: poor in...

New metal buildings have helped boost productivity at Perrault Farms in Yakima V

Sponsored | July 17, 2014 | Star Building Systems Sponsored Content

A major hop forward

The construction of efficient metal buildings has helped Perrault Farms expand its hops-harvestin...

July 15, 2014 | BD+C Staff

A look into the history of modular construction

Modular construction is more than a century old, and throughout its lifespan, the methods have be...

For the west faade of the 77,000-sf Farm Credit Services of America Corporate O

July 07, 2014 | Brick Industry Association

7 emerging design trends in brick buildings

From wild architectural shapes to unique color blends and pattern arrangements, these projects de...

Rubber floor tiles in 24x24-inch modules were water-jet cut to accommodate custo

July 02, 2014 | C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett

Emerging trends in commercial flooring

Rectangular tiles, digital graphic applications, the resurgence of terrazzo, and product transpar...

June 30, 2014 | John Burns Real Estate Consulting

Gen X, not Baby Boomers, spending the most money on homes [infographic]

It turns out that Generation X, who have the highest incomes of the three generations surveyed, a...

Method Homes' home design for the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

June 23, 2014 | BD+C Staff

5 new designs unveiled for Make It Right homes at Fort Peck, Mont.

Make It Right, Brad Pitt's foundation that builds homes for people in need, has just revealed fiv...

June 20, 2014 | BD+C Staff

First Look: 10 Design unveils new luxury apartments plan in Dubai

The Seventh Heaven complex features a stepped form that will offer stunning views of the Dubai sk...

Using 3D printing, Arup engineers were able to design and fabricate this lightwe

June 18, 2014 | Arup

Arup uses 3D printing to fabricate one-of-a-kind structural steel components

The firm's research shows that 3D printing has the potential to reduce costs, cut waste, and slas...

June 13, 2014 | Adilla Menayang, Assistant Editor

First look: BIG's spiraling museum for watchmaker Audemars Piguet

The glass-and-steel pavilion's spiral structure acts as a storytelling device for the company's h...

June 12, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Austrian university develops 'inflatable' concrete dome method

Constructing a concrete dome is a costly process, but this may change soon. A team from the Vienn...

June 11, 2014 | Adilla Menayang, Assistant Editor

5 ways Herman Miller's new office concept rethinks the traditional workplace

Today's technologies allow us to work anywhere. So why come to an office at all? Herman Miller ha...

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June 09, 2014 | Green Building Initiative

Green Building Initiative launches Green Globes for Sustainable Interiors program

The new program focuses exclusively on the sustainable design and construction of interior spaces...

Photo: Paul Sableman via Wikimedia Commons

June 02, 2014 | Green Parking Council

Parking structures group launches LEED-type program for parking garages

The Green Parking Council, an affiliate of the International Parking Institute, has launched the...

May 30, 2014 | BD+C Staff

MIT researchers create 'home in a box' transformable wall system for micro apartments

Dubbed CityHome, the system integrates furniture, storage, exercise equipment, lighting, office e...

May 27, 2014 | BD+C Staff

New Jersey data centers will manage loads with pods

The two data center facilities totaling almost 430,000 sf for owner Digital Realty Trust will u...

May 23, 2014 | Ryan Schultz & Timothy Connor, SPARCH

BIM-driven prototype turns data centers into a kit of parts

Data center design specialist SPARCH creates a modular scheme for solutions provider Digital Real...

Since trading traditional closed cubicles for an open, transparent layout, softw

May 19, 2014 | C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, Contributing Editors

Workplace design trends: Make way for the Millennials

Driven by changing work styles, mobile technology, and the growing presence of Millennials, today...

The contractor implemented advanced prefabrication measures on the 360-bed Exemp

May 14, 2014 | Mortenson Construction

Prefab payback: Mortenson quantifies cost and schedule savings from prefabrication techniques

Value-based cost-benefit analysis of prefab approaches on the firm's 360-bed Exempla Saint Joseph...

Photo: Jacopo Werther via Wikimedia Commons

May 13, 2014 | AIA

19 industry groups team to promote resilient planning and building materials

The industry associations, with more than 700,000 members generating almost $1 trillion in GDP, h...

May 12, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Final call for entries: 2014 Giants 300 survey

BD+C's 2014 Giants 300 survey forms are due Wednesday, May 21. Survey results will be published i...

The Hive-Inn was designed as an entry in the 2014 Radical Innovation Awards comp

April 30, 2014 | Lynne Fort, Associate Digital Editor

Welcome to the Hive: OVA designs wild shipping container hotel for competition

Hong Kong-based OVA envisions a shipping-container hotel, where rooms could be removed at will an...

The free tool provides real-time data visualization for each state. Here is the

April 29, 2014 | USGBC

USGBC launches real-time green building data dashboard

The online data visualization resource highlights green building data for each state and Washingt...

April 23, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Developers change gears at Atlantic Yards after high-rise modular proves difficult

At 32 stories, the B2 residential tower at Atlantic Yards has been widely lauded as a bellwether...

Installation of steel deck (here, from manufacturer New Millennium Building Syst

April 09, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Steel decks: 11 tips for their proper use

Building Teams have been using steel decks with proven success for 75 years. Building Design+Cons...

The rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the Old Naval Hospital, Washington, D.C

April 02, 2014 | C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, Contributing Editors

8 tips for avoiding thermal bridges in window applications

Aligning thermal breaks and applying air barriers are among the top design and installation trick...

High Plains Equipment sells and services Case IH agricultural equipment at its n

March 27, 2014 | Star Building Systems This is sponsored content

A sales and service showcase

High Plains Equipment, a Case IH dealership in Devils Lake, N.D., constructs a larger facility to...

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